Reef tanks that had Ich

Not for quite a while. I have a pair of clown gobies that spawn every 2 weeks and I built a collection device but I think they are even to small for rotifers. The mandarins also spawn but they just broadcast the eggs so I can't find them. The bluestripe pipefish babies are also kind of small and I can't find them.
 
snorvich said:
As I said before, we have to agree to disagree. I believe, as does PaulB, that healthy fish nutritionally cared for, are a good thing. I do not believe it totally isolates them from ich. Your current problem illustrates that; I am certain your fish were well cared for.[/QUOTE

Yes.
This forum section has new threads almost daily from folks who have found that "managed" ich tanks will almost always become a nightmare. This is an area where long-time hobbyists may have a real edge and I hate to play the experience card, but it needs to be done on this topic.
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I had to go fallow last year.. lost a lot of nice fish.. some survived because they were pulled and QT in local store tank.. I think I had ick all along.. It started when I removed the gravel bed in the DT. I have a large sump so no issue with removing it from a biological stand point.. regardless.. not a smart move.. I think the stirring and removal did something.. released or stress the fish.. so got ick and then had to go fallow.. however after months of fallow and returning the fish after QT.. ick is seen here and there now in my tank..in otherwords I have ick again. .. the fish fight it off.. but I know it is there.. have seen it for months in my hippo tangs of course. a few spots here and there.. wake up every morning to see if they have more than a few. some weeks seen nothing .. then for days in a row.. see a few on each tang..
Tank still looks great.. I am not a true believer that 72 days is enough. I have been in the hobby for 20 plus years.. The key is to go slow.. do not stress the fish.. and QT QT. Wash those nets.. no water from LFS ever touch the tank..your nets without cleaning ect. I am almost to the point as if it is a deadly contagion.. and yet.. I have it back in my tank..
 
From what I understand, ich can come into a system on frags or snails. For folks having a tank sit fallow for 10+ weeks with a reoccurrence, is it possible that a frag or snail is added during this period to reintroduce the parasite?

Also, I did a copper treatment for my fish for 1 month to treat for ich. I did a water change and ran carbon to remove the remaining medicine from my Qt. If the ich were to "bounce back" while the fish are in the Qt tank, how long should I expect before the symptoms reoccur?
 
LouisianaReefer said:
From what I understand, ich can come into a system on frags or snails. For folks having a tank sit fallow for 10 plus weeks with a reoccurrence, is it possible that frag or snail is added during this period to reintroduce the parasite?

Also, I did a copper treatment for my fish for 1 month. I did a water change and ran carbon to remove the medicine from my Qt. If the ich were to "bounce back" while the fish are in the Qt tank, how long before it would be expected before symptoms reoccur?
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Yes, crypto can "ride in" on a frag or snail. It happened to me.

As far as post-treatment observation goes, 4 weeks is a good timeframe to ensure crypto has been eradicated.
 
So let me get what seems to be going on I had ich it’s in my tank it will come back again. So my best option to capture all my fish even if its requires a tear down put them in a smaller QT tank for a minimum of 3 months and I should be ICH free as it will die in the main tank . But some people still do this but ich comes back because it might have hitched a ride on a Frag or Inverts?

OR ICH ALWAYS IN THE TANK BOOYAA no honestly I am kidding there.

But really so best bet is to separate the livestock and treat them or someday it will come back and do more damage. I guess my best option is when I upgrade which I will be doing soon as soon as I can find a nice used 120 in my price range transfer the rock and coral to the new one and Keep the fish and the old sand bed in the old tank and Hypersailnty it or Copper and keep both running for a couple of months.

As for catching a ride on Frags and inverts what do we do about that?
 
We suggest quarantine of frags and inverts for two weeks although many have begun to suggest quarantine for the full 72 days. Anything wet that has been in a system with fish, can bring in a parasite. But once you have an ich free tank and properly quarantine anything wet, you should be home free.
 
yep.. that is what I was thinking on my tank. I have a large tank. and introducing frags. I have QT for fish. my guess is that it came in on a snail or hermit ect. Definitely not a fish as I QT all the fish.. or the theory I suggested above. is 72 days really long enough. I can say this when I got the frags and snails they were put through a good rinse cycle.. not directly added to the tank.
 
Chicago said:
yep.. that is what I was thinking on my tank. I have a large tank. and introducing frags. I have QT for fish. my guess is that it came in on a snail or hermit ect. Definitely not a fish as I QT all the fish.. or the theory I suggested above. is 72 days really long enough. I can say this when I got the frags and snails they were put through a good rinse cycle.. not directly added to the tank.
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72 days is the longest known from the marine biology literature. The "standard" is considered to be twice the life cycle but that is definitely not "good" for fish, but should be good for frags, etc. since the parasite cannot live on anything except fish.
 
Just my 2 cents. I keep a 10g QT for coral and inverts and a 30g for fish. I follow a strict QT regimen and can say I have not had any issues with ich or any other parasite or illness in my DT.

Is it a pain sometimes yes, but I remind myself it is not as much of a pain as trying to dismantle a 180g DT to catch a fish.
 
gone fishin said:
Just my 2 cents. I keep a 10g QT for coral and inverts and a 30g for fish. I follow a strict QT regimen and can say I have not had any issues with ich or any other parasite or illness in my DT.

Is it a pain sometimes yes, but I remind myself it is not as much of a pain as trying to dismantle a 180g DT to catch a fish.
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I totally agree.
 
Man after hearing " ich is always present no matter what" I thought to my self, your spending too much time at Petco :rolleyes: . glad you did further reading to realize its only present if you don't eradicate it..
 
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